Police Chief: Jennifer Valez-Negron Homicide Investigation Continues

Salisbury Township Police Chief Alan Stiles said force is working with a number of police departments to solve murder of Jenny Valez-Negron, who was found suffocated and burned in December.

Salisbury Township Police Chief Alan Stiles said investigators are continuing to receive information from the public about who might have killed Jennifer Valez-Negron two days after Christmas and set her body on fire. "We are working toward a successful resolution," Stiles said. And, he added, "it's going to be a very interesting resolution." Salisbury police are working with a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Lehigh County District Attorney's office, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force and other police departments to solve the homicide, the second in the township in 2012. Salisbury police discovered Velez-Negron's body after a passing motorist reported a small fire on the side of Chestnut Hill Road the morning of Dec. …

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Murder Victim Recently Lost Job, Lived in Salisbury

Murder victim Jennifer Velez-Negron, 26, formerly of Reading, was living with a friend in Salisbury Township, according to WFMZ.

Jennifer Velez-Negron was living with a friend in Salisbury Township shortly before her burning body was found two days after Christmas on a wooded residential road in the township, according to WFMZ. Velez-Negron, 26, formerly of Reading, had recently lost her job and was stressed about providing for her three children, her younger sister Yesenia Velez told WFMZ. Salisbury police discovered Velez-Negron's body after a passing motorist reported a small fire on the side of Chestnut Hill Road the morning of Dec. 27. An autopsy revealed Velez-Negron died from suffocation and was set on fire. Her body was burned beyond recognition, prompting investigators to seek the public's help identifying her. They issued a description, including the …

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Woman's Burned Body ID'd

Identity of Jennifer Velez-Negron of Reading, whose body was found burning in Salisbury Township, is confirmed today through DNA testing, Lehigh County Coroner says.

The identity of the woman whose body was found burning last month in Salisbury Township was confirmed today through DNA testing, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. She is Jennifer Velez-Negron, 26, of Reading, Grim said. Investigators received clues after they released a detailed description of the body a day after it was found burning on Dec. 27 in a wooded residential area behind the Unami Fish and Game Association, 75 Chestnut Hill Road. Velez-Negron, who died from suffocation and thermal injuries, was burned beyond recognition but some distinguishing characteristics were discovered during the autopsy. One was a tattoo that said "Javi" on the right side of her neck. "However, this alone was not enough to make the positive …

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DNA Sample to Confirm Murder Victim's Identity

The Lehigh County Coroner expects to be able to confirm the identity of a woman whose burned body was found Dec. 27 in Salisbury Township.

Police Chief Vows to Find Woman's Killer

The Salisbury Township Police Chief vows to follow every lead to find the person who killed an unknown woman found suffocated and burned Dec. 27 on Chestnut Hill Road.

Salisbury Township Police Chief Allen Stiles vowed the department will find the killer after an exhausting day combing through evidence where a woman's body was found burning on a frigid morning last week. The victim -- as yet unidentified -- was discovered along a remote wooded road on South Mountain by a passing motorist. "We will follow every lead we can to find out who committed this crime," Stiles told the Salisbury Board of Commissioners last week. Who was she? Can you help identify the victim? The woman, whom investigators refer to as Jane Doe, died from suffocation and burns on Dec. 27, according to the Lehigh County coroner. She is believed to be a white or light-skinned Hispanic woman between 20 and 40 years old and about 5 feet …

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Burned Body Found Thursday Was 20- to 40-Year-Old Woman

Police are investigating a body found burned at the Unami Gun Club in Salisbury Township.

A body found burning near Unami Fish and Game Club off Chestnut Hill Road in Salisbury Township Thursday morning was a white or light-skinned Hispanic woman age 20 to 40, according to the Lehigh County coroner. An autopsy will be performed Friday to determine the exact cause of death. The woman's identity will be revealed once investigators know for sure who she was and notify her next of kin. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 9:30 a.m. when a resident driving on Chestnut Hill Road saw something burning near the Unami Fish and Game Club in Salisbury Township not far from the Emmaus border. Deputy Coroner Ray Anthony pronounced the woman dead at the scene at 10:20 a.m. Unami is a private shooting and social club, …

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tamarya

11:34 am on Friday, December 28, 2012

It is a gun club, have you never heard of rod and gun clubs? Don't think the name of the place has anything to do with the story, the main point of the story is that there are sick people out there and even grown people are not safe anymore. It is sad we are coming to a point we cannot even protect ourselves let alone our children. Hopefully they find the person that did this and hang him and …   more ›